Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives
Maldives: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 99.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.5% for share of births attended by skilled health staff in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives peaked at 99.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.3% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 70.3% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 99.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Maldives was 99.5% in 2017, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Maldives ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.